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The Trump administration moved on Friday to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma regarding state laws criminalizing undocumented immigration. The Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the lawsuits in 2024 over Iowa’s Senate File (SF) 2340 and Oklahoma’s House Bill (HB) 4156, charging that they violate the US Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and Foreign Commerce [...]

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down several provisions in two Arizona laws on Tuesday that required residents to provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to vote in elections. The plaintiffs include several nonprofits, the Democratic National Committee, the Arizona Democratic Party, and three federally recognized native tribes. The defendants include Arizona state [...]

Navajo Nation officials have said that at least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being detained or questioned by federal law enforcement and asked to prove their citizenship since last Wednesday. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren released a statement Friday concerning the reports of Indigenous arrest and questioning by Immigration and [...]

US Judge John Coughenour in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” Coughenour found that the executive order would cause irreparable harm to the plaintiff states. The executive order cuts federal funding for providing essential and legally required medical care [...]

On Sunday, the Arizona Supreme Court denied a voter rights groups’ emergency petition to extend the deadline to fix mail-in ballot issues for the 2024 US general election. The last day for voters to correct inconsistent signatures was on Sunday. The voters rights groups claimed that administrative issues prevented 350,000 voters from having time to [...]

Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor for Long-Form Content With just a matter of days until the US election. on November 5, this article, by JURIST’s Paige Miller, Paige highlights the critical role of Arizona in the 2024 US presidential election, emphasizing key issues like abortion rights and immigration policy that are on the [...]

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Monday requiring state executive agencies to provide a disclaimer on voter registration forms stating that noncitizens are barred from registering to vote and voting. Voting in federal elections is limited to US citizens by federal law. Voting in any elections in Louisiana is also limited by [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 5-4 decision, allowed the enforcement of an Arizona election law requiring prospective voters to provide “satisfactory evidence of citizenship” upon registering to vote. However, the court kept two lower court blocks on related laws that prevent those with unverified citizenship status from voting in presidential elections or [...]

The US Department of Justice on Thursday found that the Phoenix Police Department and the City of Phoenix have engaged in excessive force, discrimination and general civil rights violations against Black, Latino, Native American and other marginalized communities. The findings were published in a 126-page report, ending an investigation that began in 2021. Attorney General Merrick [...]

Peru’s Foreign Ministry reversed a previous decision on Wednesday to require visas for Mexican visitors. In a press statement, originally published in Spanish, officials stated the rationale for the reversal was a potential negative impact to the country’s tourism sector and a commitment to the free movement of people and goods. The decision to abandon [...]